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Myelodysplastic Syndrome & Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Expert Perspectives in MDS and AML to Cover Key Topics in MDS and AML Treatment

expert perspectives by David Sallman, MD; Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD; Harry Paul Erba, MD, PhD

Overview

Expert Perspectives delivers health care providers with insights from key thought leaders on the latest advancements and current practices in medicine, in a concise and timely format. This issue of Expert Perspectives in MDS and AML will feature selected topics in MDS and AML that we hope you will find of value in your clinical practice.

The clinicians who were surveyed selected the following experts and topics.

Community-Selected Experts:

Harry Paul Erba, MD, PhD

Instructor
Director, Leukemia Program
Medical Director, Hematologic Malignancies Inpatient Service
Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy
Department of Medicine
Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD

Professor and Dr. Kenneth B. McCredie Chair in Clinical Leukemia Research
Chief, Section of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

David Sallman, MD

Assistant Member, Department of Malignant Hematology
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncologic Sciences
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Community-Selected Topics:

Expert Roundtables

High-Risk MDS and AML: Present Strategies and Future Directions
Unmet Needs and Current Challenges in MDS and AML Management

Clinical Topic Updates

The Future of Immunotherapy in MDS and AML: Research Perspectives
Drugs in Development and Ongoing Clinical Trials in MDS and AML

Patient Care Perspectives

Principles of Supportive Care for AML
Talking to Patients With MDS and AML About Better Chance of Cure vs Less Severe Side Effects

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David Sallman, MD

Assistant Member, Department of Malignant Hematology
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncologic Sciences
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL